Photo via Pixabay by PublicDomainPictures For many people, finding a way to balance all the parts of their lives can be a challenge. Making time for your physical health while keeping your mental health in check can be tricky, and when one…

What addicts find in their object of addiction, whether it is a substance or a behavior, is an attachment figure. In addition to feeling good, the use of drugs and mood altering behaviors fulfills emotional and interpersonal needs, providing the user with a…

Written by Rufus Carter with Recovering Works. Rufus Carter has been in recovery for over 9 years and is dedicated to personal training as well as helping others find their career paths after rehab. Re-entering the working world after…

Addiction is an outcome associated with pre-existing conditions or more accurately “distal factors”, namely attachment disruptions, attachment here referring to early bonding experiences that determine what genes are expressed as traits, how we relate to other people and importantly, the capacity to regulate emotional…